Vessel Charter - Buoy Recovery and Deployment

The contracted vessel will retrieve one SWOT buoy deployed last year and replace it with one new SWOT buoy. The new buoy will be provided by NOAA. The retrieved SWOT buoy will be returned to NOAA. Two personnel from PMEL will join the vessel to oversee and assist with the retrieval and deployment process. The vessel and crew will be responsible to load and off load the scientific equipment from the vessel to the pier and coordinate with government furnished trucking. The moorings consist of a buoy approximately 8’ in length, 5’ diameter and weighing up to 1500 lbs. and has sensitive antenna and electronics aboard. The moorings consist of wire chain and floats totaling 300 meters.